[lug] remote management hardware?

[Sean Reifschneider]

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On 04/09/2011 07:09 PM, karl horlen wrote:
> I have a related question.  I understand what IPMI is and why it's
> useful. But I never understood how it implements login security.

IPMI includes a protocol for accessing the management functions, and as
part of that protocol it supports authentication.  For details on the
authentication implementation, you'd probably need to read the standards
documents at:

   http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/

And know which version of the protocol you are speaking.  You can create
users and set passwords for IPMI access.

If you are saying "IPMI" when you mean a generic remote control
co-processors, then the authentication they use depends entirely on the
specific implementation.  HP iLO, IIRC, have SSH access that you can even
get text-mode console interaction, most provide a web interface, many
provide SNMP, some provide IPMI, some use VNC or a custom protocol for
remote console access, etc...

Sean
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